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The best songs to add to your sex playlist

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • February 7, 2023

With the season of love upon us, people are especially ready to get frisky and set the mood with some sensual songs. So turn off the lights and turn yourself on with the following tunes.

Opinion | It’s okay to hate your birth control options — even right now

By Jessica Snyder, Senior Staff Columnist • July 18, 2022

I don’t think there are enough desirable options for people with uteruses, and even less feasible options for those without one.

Opinion | Purity culture is preventing us from living our best sex lives

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 8, 2022

Although traditional purity culture — the idea that people should abstain from sex until marriage — exists in evangelical Christian faith, it has leaked into our society at-large and shifted some of our views about sex and intimacy, especially for women.

‘Can I hook up with this boy?’: Couples navigate relationships, sex and COVID-19 safety

By Millicent Watt, Staff Writer • February 10, 2021

As the United States nears its one year anniversary with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Pitt students have encountered a wide array of relationship experiences, from being long distance, quarantining together, breaking up or “dating around.”

Opinion | You don’t have to declare a sexuality

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • February 9, 2021

You might never be exactly sure what your sexuality is. And you don’t have to be.

Opinion | Historical sex euphemisms we need to bring back

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021

Slang and euphemisms have been around for as long as human beings were able to speak.

Opinion | All film productions need intimacy coordinators

By Rachel Soloff, Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021

Film and television productions need to ensure that actors are safe and comfortable while filming intimate scenes.

Opinion | Your penis still isn’t God

By Genna Edwards, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021

Our culture’s lack of open discussion about sex leads to countless situations where men treat women like pornified sex dolls.

Satire | Top 5 best and worst ways to date during a pandemic

By Alex Dolinger, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021

Here are the top five best and the top five worst ways to date while remaining socially distant, in order.

The Sexy Times | Fantasies to get you through the end of days

By Genna Edwards, Staff Writer • April 8, 2020

Genna Edwards covers sex, love and relationships in her new weekly blog. Want advice? Email her at [email protected]